My father died from a cardiac arrest 30 years after being diagnosed with diabetes. He spent 10 years on metformin, 10 years on insulin and the final 10 years on dialysis. Through his journey I saw the complexity of modern healthcare. Fortunately, we lived this experience in Canada, where the government paid for our healthcare. When I came to the U.S., I quickly realized that had his ordeal played out here, we would have gone bankrupt.